insurance

名词 n.
/ɪnˈʃʊɹ.əns/|/ɪnˈʃɜɹ.əns/|/ˈɪn.ʃə.ɹɪns/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event. uncountable,usually
    — The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance.
  2. The business of providing insurance. uncountable,usually
    — After five years in banking, I switched to insurance.
  3. Any attempt to forestall an unfavorable event. figuratively,uncountable,usually
    — The sky was clear, but I took my umbrella for insurance.
  4. A bet made after the deal, which pays off if the dealer has blackjack. uncountable,usually
    — I only take insurance if the count is right.
  5. An insurance policy. countable,usually
    — "The children need to get back to some level of normalcy and their families can certainly use some respite to deal with things such as insurances, licences and other things they have lost," he said.
  6. A company providing insurance policies; an insurer. countable,usually
    — 'They don't say so yet, but the suggestion is incendiarism. […]' 'Why should they think anything wrong?' 'These insurances go a lot by the fire brigade report. I suppose the officer in charge has suggested something.'

词形变化

insurances plural insuraunce alternative

词源

From the older form ensurance, see also assurance.
By surface analysis, insure + -ance.
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